From "New York Times"-bestselling author Truman comes another political page-turner revealing the criminal side of the nation's capital.

Coming out of retirement to run for president, Jack Ryan finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes attack from his opponent as his close comrade, John Clark, is the subject of treacherous charges, at the same time Jack Ryan, Jr. and other members of Campus struggle to stop terrorists.

"Carla Merino is hiding out in Lost Bay, Alaska, after a one-night stand with the wrong man...She'd taken a memento from the evening...a photograph from the man's wallet, of a younger version of himself and some very important military men. But she quickly realizes who the men are--including Gordon McKint, giant in the military contracting industry, who just happens to be running for president...When she finds out she's been tracked to Lost Bay, she...

Although his father had been reluctant to become a field operative, Jack Ryan Jr. wants nothing more. Privately training with a Special Forces drill instructor, he's honing his skills to transition his work from intelligence analysis to hunting down and eliminating terrorists. Meanwhile, Jack Ryan Sr. campaigns for reelection as President of the United States. But what neither father nor son knows is that the political and the personal have just become...

"I'd seen the Senator speak a few times before my life got caught up, however distantly, with his, but the first time I can remember paying real attention was when he delivered the speech announcing his run for the Presidency. When David first hears the Senator from Illinois speak, he feels deep ambivalence. Intrigued by the Senator's idealistic rhetoric, David also wonders how he'll balance the fervent belief and inevitable compromises it will take...